The Cannes Film Festival kicked off on May 17 as the war raged in Eastern Europe. And if the time is certainly bright for Virginie Efira, the lady of the ceremonies, she did not forget to mention it in her introductory speech.
Referring to the work of Russian Mikhail Kalatozov, “When the storks passAward given at Cannes in 1958, “the injustice and brutality of war“, the player said: “Cinema doesn’t change the world, but if it can set an exampleHe then welcomed the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in duplex from Kiev.
He urged his former film colleagues, who have been warlords since last February, to address the theme of war, like Sean Penn, whom he picked up at the head of the Russian bombings. “We need a new Chaplin to prove that cinema is not silent.the president asked. And to add:Hatred will eventually disappear, dictators will die. We will keep fighting, we have no choice (…) I’m sure the dictator will lose“.
in addition to the reference “Dictator” Volodymyr Zelensky also quoted Charlie Chaplin “Doomsday now”, by Francis Ford Coppola. He explained: “On February 24, 2022, Russia started a war, but what is this war? I am responding to the truth from the cinema with a sentence. I like the smell of napalm in the early morning” before completing : “It’s also the scent of Ukraine”.
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Source: Programme Television
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